Challenges - Informal Settlement Incidents
Transcript of Challenges - Informal Settlement Incidents
Challenges - Informal Settlement Incidents
Fire Safety Symposium - Goodwood
28th February 2013
Informal fires – rapid fire spread
Formal fire – speed of fire spread
CoCT – Fire and Rescue Service
City area expands across 2455 km2
Variable risks contained within - ranging from extreme to low risk.
Includes Nuclear Power station, international airport and harbour,
military installations, Petro-chemical industries, high risk commercial
and industrial areas, high to low end market residential properties,
wildland interface and of course, informal settlements (250 +)
Close to 4 million inhabitants - more than double the population of
the entire rest of the Western Cape Province
30 fire stations
Three districts
9 Divisions
941 operational fire-fighting staff
Fire and Rescue Service
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OTTERY
STRAND
BELHAR
WYNBERG MFULENI
LAKESIDE
GOODWOOD
ATLANTIS
BROOKLYN
GUG ULE TU
MACASS AR
HOUT BAY
SEA POINT
BELLV ILLE
MILNERTON
FISH HOEK
SALT RIVER
CONSTANT IA
KUILSRIVER
SIMONST OWN
DURBANVILLE
KHAY ELITSHA
KRAAIF ONTEIN
MELKBO SSTRAND
SOM ERSET WEST
LANSDOW NE RO AD
MIT CHE LLS PLA IN
ROELAND STREET
Service delivery areas
Variable risk area = 2456 Km2
3 Districts
(District HQ in each)
9 Divisions
(Divisional HQ in each)
30 Fire Stations
(Community stations in each
division)
Informal Fire Stats
Number of incidents responded to
967
1220
1148 1107
1437
1161
1343
1483
1560
1350
1157
1087
1157 1177
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200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Actual responses - Informal settlements
Stats
Number of Structures affected
8864
5067
4067
4612
3780
3009
4662
3480
1586
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1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
IDU's affected
Stats - Deaths
Deaths
113
65
97 94
73
137
151
105
21
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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Deaths - Structural Incidents
Stats - Deaths
Deaths Adult Males Adult
Females
Male Minors Female
Minors
105 66 19 7 13
Stats
1507
1388 1372
1230 1299 1264
1401 1381 1391
1519
1674
2113
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1000
1500
2000
2500
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Informal Settlement Fires - 1999-2012 Monthly totals
Incidents
Poly. (Incidents)
Stats
Time of day
Time of day calls - Informal Shack incidents - three hour intervals
Totals for 2012
00:00 - 02:59 03:00 - 05:59 06:00 - 08:59 09:00 - 11:59 12:00 - 14:59 15:00 - 17:59 18:00 - 20:59 21:00 - 23:59
Sunday 54 33 14 22 27 20 29 33 232
Monday 44 17 15 24 20 14 23 29 186
Tuesday 24 15 9 15 14 20 16 22 135
Wednesday 21 17 6 16 14 28 16 21 139
Thursday 13 8 7 12 18 24 19 20 121
Friday 11 13 9 17 17 15 22 38 142
Saturday 39 35 11 13 26 16 33 56 229
206 138 71 119 136 137 158 219 1184
Stats – Time of day - 2012
206
138
71
119
136 137
158
219
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100
150
200
250
00:00 - 02:59 03:00 - 05:59 06:00 - 08:59 09:00 - 11:59 12:00 - 14:59 15:00 - 17:59 18:00 - 20:59 21:00 - 23:59
Incidents - Time of day - 3 hourly intervals
Stats – Day of the week
232
186
135 139
121
142
229
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50
100
150
200
250
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Informal Incidents - Day of the week
Incidents
Predominantly negligence and accidental
Relates mostly to the use of various fuel types for:
Open-flame cooking
Lighting and heating
Deliberate
Settling domestic violence issues
Settling crime related issues
Substance abuse
Alcohol induced activities and non-activities
Back-yard Tik use/preparation.
Electrical supplies
Illegal electrical connections
Fires: Informal Settlements
Causes
The other problem
Langa : Zone 17, 19 & 20 – Destruction
of Fire on Monday, 05 March 2012
Langa : Zone 17, 19 & 20 – 2 Days
After Fire of Monday, 05 March 2012
Fires: Informal Settlements:
Human Settlements Services –
Informal Settlements Management
Starter Kits:
10 x Poles
5 x IBR Sheets
15 x 3m 250 micron plastic
500g 3 inch nails
500g 4 inch nails
500g clout nails
“Comment”:
This is merely a starter kit
On average provides household with approximately 2.7m²
Disaster victims cautioned to maintain necessary fire breaks during
reconstruction.
Fires: Informal Settlements:
Further humanitarian assistance–
Temporary re-location of displaced residents
Community halls
Community centres
Disaster relief
Food Parcels,
clothing,
blankets,
Trauma counselling,
baby packs
R 1200 grant/payment to fire victims
Fires: Informal Settlements:
Human Settlements Services –
Informal Settlements Management
Beneficiary Data:
Data of disaster victims are survey data electronically
Captured on spreadsheet by ISM staff and forwarded DRM
DRM Centre verified data against claim for payment to SASSA
Information is gathered in situ
Information provided: verified against existing database
information
During large scale fires PGWC Social Development & SASSA
assist with assessment and gathering information
Social relief of distress grants payment done by SASSA
Fires: Informal Settlements:
Human Settlements Services –
Informal Settlements Management
Post Fire Re-blocking:
to provide services
provide some protection against the spread of fires
provide access for emergency vehicles in times of disaster.
Constraints:
Resistance from community
Lack of nearby land for temporary relocation
Pre-planning (need to have knowledge of settlement up front)
Fires: Informal Settlements:
Solid Waste Management
Disaster Risk Management Centre informs Solid Waste Management
Responds to fires for debris clean-ups in recognized informal settlements only.
Once fire is cold and community have had opportunity to salvage goods: Solid Waste
clear the area and remove all debris remaining.
Backyarder fire debris clean-ups are the accountability of either Human Settlements
Services or private depending on the ownership of the property.
In these cases often the householders are erroneously told to put their debris on
the pavement for our removal. This must be corrected as it is illegal dumping in
those instances and the householders are liable for a fine
Fires: Informal Settlements:
Initiatives
Terms of reference
5 Point Strategy
Education and Awareness
Engineering and Technology
Enforcement
Emergency Preparedness
Emergency response
Rehabilitation
Fires: Informal Settlements:
Initiatives
GIS Mapping of statistics
F&RS and DRM Education and Awareness programs
SKID Unit Proposal – Fire Services
TRITON Canister roll out – Joe Slovo - Langa
Addressing illegal connections – Electricity
UISP – Upgrading In-situ Projects – 9 Projects
Re-blocking and layout – 25 projects
Post fire re-blocking policy
Joe Slovo - 2005
Fires: Informal Settlements:
External Service Provider Proposals
Fire extinguisher purchase and donation
Fire Retardant Paint – Contego and Urban Mosaic
CHUBB fire home kits
PGWC – Community Development Workers (CDW Project)
Pyro-Cote
Fireball
Fires: Informal Settlements:
Summary
The challenges facing Fire and Rescue Services :-
Inherent cultural and traditional practices of settlers
Number of inhabitants and informal settlements - steady increase in
population in these settlements
Haphazard construction methods
Predominantly combustible materials used for construction
Use of traditional heating and lighting sources
Time of day incidents
Political influences
Seemingly non-response of residents to heed the dangers of unsafe
practices, given the extensive media coverage of these events
Hostilities at fire incidents – damages to fire euipment
Questions ?
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